The Eclectic Institute was founded in 1982 by naturopathic physician whose goal was to create a company that manufactured botanical products that were of the highest quality, clinically researched for efficacy, produced from ethically obtained materials and manufactured with ecological sustainability in mind. The company has developed a line of encapsulated products which are fresh, freeze dried instead of air dried. Fresh freeze drying preserves all of the biologically active constituents and natural potency of the fresh plant.